Fibre Channel for SANs [Paperback]

Alan Frederic Benner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071374132 | ISBN-13: 978-0071374132 | Publication Date: March 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

PRACTICAL ROADMAP FOR DESIGNING AND DEPLOYING A SAN Fibre Channel has come into its own as the defining network architecture for Storage Area Networks (SANs), which are proving critical for managing the volume and complexity of data generated by Internet-era applications. Fibre Channel for SANs, by Dr. Alan F. Benner, shows you how Fibre Channel works, how it integrates with other protocols and systems, and how to implement it to create a SAN for fast access to mass storage. It walks you through the ANSI standard’s 5 levels, from the physical transmission level through interfaces to upper layer protocols, and demonstrates mapping SCSI and IP over Fibre Channel. You get a wealth of timesaving illustrations and practical suggestions for troubleshooting. You learn how to:

*Build expertise in the standard used by ISPs for Web page storage, and by enterprise data centers for managing multi-Terabyte storage requirements
*Create bandwidth-sparing solutions for multimedia—voice, video, animation, music—and real-time video conferencing
*Implement logins and logouts, link services, error detection and recovery, flow control, and more

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Read this Book before implementing a Storage Area Network. September 29, 1999 Reviewer: A reader from Philadelphia, Pa. The Fibre Channel book by Alan Benner is an excellent book. Understanding the theory behind the Fibre Channel protocol is necessary before deploying a SAN into your infrastructure. This book gave me a look inside the protocol, from a designers perspective. Considering how technical the subject of the book is, I found the book incredibly easy to follow, and the Figures represented in the book were precise and representative of the text. This is definitely recommended reading for any System Administrator looking to stay in demand.

From the Inside Flap

Fibre Channel is a high-performance interconnect standard capable of transporting huge amounts of traffic among desktop workstations, mass storage subsystems, peripherals, and host systems at speeds 10 to 250 times faster than typical LANs. Briefly eclipsed by Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel has come into its own again as the defining network architecture for Storage Area Networks (SANs), which are proving critical for managing the volume and complexity of data generated by Internet-era applications.

Design and Deploy a SAN with Step-by-Step Guidance Written by a leading authority on the high-performance Fibre Channel ANSI standard, Fibre Channel author Dr Alan F. Benner, this new guide gives you both an easy-to-understand overview and a practical roadmap for SAN design and deployment. Fibre Channel for SANs:

*Shows you how Fibre Channel works, how it integrates with other protocols and systems, and how to implement it to create a SAN for fast access to mass storage

*Helps you build expertise in the standard used by ISPs for Web page storage, and by enterprise data centers for managing multi-Terabyte storage requirements

*Explains how to create bandwidth-sparing solutions for multimedia—voice, video, animation, music—and real-time video conferencing

*Walks you through the ANSI standard’s 5 levels, from the physical transmission level through interfaces to upper layer protocols

*Provides clear directions on implementing logins and logouts, link services, error detection and recovery, flow control, and more

*Demonstrates mapping SCSI and IP over Fibre Channel

*Offers a wealth of timesaving illustrations

*Provides practical suggestions for troubleshooting Fibre Channel networks

The Best Guide to Applying Fibre Channel— For a Bigger, Better, Faster, More Capable Data Network

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071374132
• ISBN-13: 978-0071374132
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for researcher, January 14, 2002

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This review is from: Fibre Channel for SANs (Paperback)

If you're interested in FC protocol detail this book is right for you. After reading through the whole book you will find it's easiler to understand FC standards... Hopefully the author can include more figures especially flowcharts in next edition.