Brocade is proud to partner with Syngress Publishing to
bring you
Building SANs with
Brocade Fabric
Switches , the
first book written by Brocade engineers and published by
Syngress. This book begins to detail the design,
installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of
Brocade-based SANs.
Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches is written
for system administrators who are designing, building, and
maintaining SANs with Brocade switches. The book begins
with a detailed analysis of the benefits of implementing a
SAN and an examination of the hardware requirements.
From there, the reader is introduced to the Brocade
SilkWorm series of Fibre Channel switches, including
guidelines for connecting the various switches with other
components of the SAN. In addition, the book describes the
techniques necessary for integrating SANs into existing IT
environments. The book concludes with examples of
real-world SAN designs and applications that are
successfully being used by companies around the globe
today.
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction to SANs
- Fibre Channel Basics
- SAN Components and Equipment
- Overview of Brocade SilkWorm Switches and Features
- The SAn Design Process
- SAN Applications and Configurations
- Developing a SAN Architecture
- SAN Troubleshooting
- SAN Implementation Maintenance, and Management
- Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches Fast
Track
- Index