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Storage area network (SAN) cheat sheet
Find our most popular tips and features on storage area network (SAN) technologies and services. Use these resources to guide customers toward the right storage area network choices. Feature
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iSCSI Study Guide
iSCSI is a popular storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. Test your knowledge of the iSCSI terms you should know with this study guide. Quiz
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iSCSI Study Guide Answer Key
Answers to the iSCSI Study Guide. Quiz Answers
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Pop quiz: Storage area networks (SANs)
SANs may be top of mind in storage circles, but do you understand the concepts well enough to speak confidently on the topic at client sites? Take our exam, evaluate your knowledge and pitch SANs to your next prospective storage customer with more co... Quiz
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Buffer credit
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Virtual SAN
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Zoning
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Data storage services for small and midsized businesses (SMBs)
Get data storage service opportunities for value-added resellers and systems integrators in this chapter from our Small and Midsized Business Technology Project Guide, All-in-One Guide
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Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle attacks
A Fibre Channel man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is the act of an untrusted third party intercepting communication between two trusted entities. Learn more about man-in-the-middle attacks in this excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SA... Book Excerpt
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Fibre Channel frame weaknesses
Fibre Channel frame weaknesses include sequence weaknesses and session hijacking. Find out what to watch for in excerpt from "Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security." Book Excerpt
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Hitachi Data Systems moves into unified storage architecture with HUS
Headlines: Hitachi Data Systems combines BlueArc’s SiliconFS with block storage for its first unified storage architecture. News | 30 Apr 2012
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DataDirect adds ‘mini’ array for ‘big data’
Headlines: DataDirect Networks deploys two storage systems for people who want to start small in their approach to “big data.” News | 02 Apr 2012
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Nexsan launches unified storage architecture with flash cache
Headlines: Nexsan releases the NST unified storage architecture supporting iSCSI and NAS, and using flash cache for a performance boost. News | 07 Mar 2012
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Thunderbolt storage devices not seen as an SMB staple
Headlines: Industry experts say it's unlikely that Intel’s Thunderbolt storage systems will see widespread SMB adoption; Promise has a Thunderbolt system but few others have committed. News | 07 Sep 2011
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Coraid adds storage virtualization appliance for Ethernet SAN arrays
Headlines: Coraid's VSX SAN virtualization appliance adds features such as storage pooling, snapshots, cloning, mirroring and remote replication to its EtherDrive SRX storage arrays. News | 02 Mar 2011
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Dell buys SAN array vendor Compellent for $820 million, seeks data management
Headlines: Dell aquired Compellent Technologies for $820 million, and is now looking for more storage acquisitions, with data management the top priority. Article | 15 Dec 2010
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HDS launches Virtual Storage Platform (VSP); SANpulse launches storage discovery app
Headlines: Hitachi Data Systems launches the Hitachi VSP, an upgrade to its enterprise storage array; plus, professional services company launches a storage discovery application. Article | 29 Sep 2010
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Bank, brewer increase use of virtual servers; where does 3 PAR bidding war leave HP and Dell?
Headlines: According to administrators at VMworld 2010, virtual servers are being used more often by storage shops because they are becoming more comfortable with the technology. Article | 08 Sep 2010
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Hosting provider says EMC SAN failure caused email outages; IBM rolls out file system for LTO-5
Headlines: Users of an Exchange hosting provider had their service disrupted this month because of a hardware failure in Intermedia's EMC SAN; IBM releases a Long Term File System (LTFS) for LTO-5 tape libraries. Article | 28 Apr 2010
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NexentaStor adds HA features; VMotion between data centers looms
Headlines: Nexenta is looking to appeal to traditional enterprise data centers with the addition of new high-availability features for Sun's open-storage ZFS in NexentaStor 2.0; VMware and Cisco demonstrate a live virtual server migration, or VMotion... Article | 01 Jul 2009
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How to perform storage network performance analysis and fix storage network problems
Learn how to conduct storage network performance analysis to troubleshoot and fix storage network problems relating to network capacity, adapters, cabling and switches. Tip
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SAN troubleshooting: Should your customer fix or replace a problem SAN?
When customers complain about their SAN, before you suggest a replacement, you need to determine with SAN troubleshooting whether the problem is a technical or subjective one. Here's how. Tip
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SAN vs. NAS storage and virtualization: Three recommendations for VARs
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of SAN vs. NAS storage when addressing the issue of storage and virtualization environments with customers. Tip
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How to manage EMC, NetApp arrays with Perl scripting
The more pieces of hardware you have, the more complicated managing them becomes. Find out how one consultant simplifies management of EMC Symmetrix DMX and NetApp arrays using Perl scripting. Tip
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Maximize data center space with SANs
Maximizing your customers' data center space can save them money. Here are three SAN techniques that storage service providers can employ to consolidate space. Tip
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IP SAN services fertile ground for SMBs
IP SANs are perfectly suited to SMBs; they're cheaper and less complex than Fibre Channel SANs, but your SMB customers might not understand that value proposition. It's up to you to educate them about the technology -- and then follow up with a varie... Tip
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SAN disaster recovery opportunities for channel pros
SAN disaster recovery managed services allow channel pros to ensure customers that their data is safe. By pairing with the right vendor, resellers can offer disaster recovery plans that will keep clients' business running smoothly. Tip
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Selling NAS and iSCSI SAN to SMB customers
Network-attached storage (NAS) and iSCSI SANs provide resellers the opportunity to optimize storage networking for SMB clients. Providing both storage networking technologies for customers allows VARs to take advantage of the revenue opportunities ea... Tip
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Storage network bandwidth planning: How to avoid network latency
Storage network bandwidth must constantly be taken to account to avoid network latency and maximize your clients' application performance. Tip
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Planning storage area network capacity growth
To address ongoing storage capacity issues clients will want to expand their storage area networks (SANs) -- but how to do that is dependent upon various storage networking factors. Tip
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Is iSCSI right for everyone?
Learn which factors VARs should consider before recommending a storage area network to their customers, and discover whether Fibre Channel or iSCSI is right for a given customer. Ask the Expert
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Application optimization in IP storage
IP storage application performance optimization can be achieved by provisioning for the right RAID levels. Ask the Expert
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How do I eliminate IP storage network latency?
Eliminating IP storage network latency can be addressed by deploying the right hardware in the right manner. Ask the Expert
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Storage area network (SAN) management reliability
Storage area network (SAN) management reliability and uptime can be enhanced by incorporating good architecture. Ask the Expert
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Controlling storage area network server sprawl
Breaking storage area network (SAN) growth into units, resellers can provide the most efficient infrastructure. Ask the Expert
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LUN zoning
LUN zoning is a method of configuring SAN fabric to match logical unit numbers (LUNs) to the proper servers. As a rule, end devices such as hosts can only see and access storage within their zone. Limiting access in this way improves security and all... Definition
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logical unit number (LUN)
A logical unit number (LUN) is a unique identifier used to differentiate separate devices (each of which is a logical unit) as addressed by a SCSI, iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. Definition
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Hitachi Data Systems moves into unified storage architecture with HUS
Headlines: Hitachi Data Systems combines BlueArc’s SiliconFS with block storage for its first unified storage architecture. News
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DataDirect adds ‘mini’ array for ‘big data’
Headlines: DataDirect Networks deploys two storage systems for people who want to start small in their approach to “big data.” News
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Nexsan launches unified storage architecture with flash cache
Headlines: Nexsan releases the NST unified storage architecture supporting iSCSI and NAS, and using flash cache for a performance boost. News
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Thunderbolt storage devices not seen as an SMB staple
Headlines: Industry experts say it's unlikely that Intel’s Thunderbolt storage systems will see widespread SMB adoption; Promise has a Thunderbolt system but few others have committed. News
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How to perform storage network performance analysis and fix storage network problems
Learn how to conduct storage network performance analysis to troubleshoot and fix storage network problems relating to network capacity, adapters, cabling and switches. Tip
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LUN zoning
LUN zoning is a method of configuring SAN fabric to match logical unit numbers (LUNs) to the proper servers. As a rule, end devices such as hosts can only see and access storage within their zone. Limiting access in this way improves security and all... Definition
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logical unit number (LUN)
A logical unit number (LUN) is a unique identifier used to differentiate separate devices (each of which is a logical unit) as addressed by a SCSI, iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. Definition
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Coraid adds storage virtualization appliance for Ethernet SAN arrays
Headlines: Coraid's VSX SAN virtualization appliance adds features such as storage pooling, snapshots, cloning, mirroring and remote replication to its EtherDrive SRX storage arrays. News
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Dell buys SAN array vendor Compellent for $820 million, seeks data management
Headlines: Dell aquired Compellent Technologies for $820 million, and is now looking for more storage acquisitions, with data management the top priority. Article
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SAN troubleshooting: Should your customer fix or replace a problem SAN?
When customers complain about their SAN, before you suggest a replacement, you need to determine with SAN troubleshooting whether the problem is a technical or subjective one. Here's how. Tip
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Read storage area network (SAN) management news, tips and tutorials for storage service providers, value-added resellers (VARs), consultants and systems integrators helping customers determine the best storage area network architecture setups, plan storage capacity and network bandwidth, and generally manage storage area networks. You'll find expert advice and how-tos on storage capacity planning for SANs, SAN performance, SAN security, RAID configuration, SAN disaster recovery opportunities, troubleshooting storage area networking problems and other SAN maintenance and management services offerings.