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Chapter 1. SAN solutions overview
The IBM SAN initiative provides a complete range of services, infrastructure, and
technology required to successfully implement a Storage Area Network (SAN).
Servers, storage devices, software, and Fibre Channel interconnect components are
the building blocks used to construct, use, and manage a SAN. Because of the
complexity of heterogeneous, multi-platform environments, service and system
integration are critical to the success of a SAN implementation.
Building blocks
The following building blocks are included in a typical SAN configuration:
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Operating systems
This guide details configurations using Microsoft
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Windows
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2000.
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Device configuration and management software programs and tools
This guide discusses programs to configure and manage switches, managed
hubs, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controllers, host bus adapters
(HBAs), and SAN routers.
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Storage management applications
Applications to manage tape libraries and hard disk enclosures are included in
the IBM SAN Solutions configurations.
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Storage, HBAs, other options
This guide discusses hard disk drive enclosures, Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs, and
tape drives and libraries.
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Servers
This guide details configurations using IBM xSeries servers.
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Fibre Channel interconnect
This guide discusses Fibre Channel switches and managed hubs, Fibre Channel
routers, Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs), and Fibre Channel cables.
Configuration types
The following sample configurations are described in this chapter:
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Basic storage partitioning
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Cluster and non-cluster shared storage pool
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SAN with partitioned storage
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High-capacity storage configuration
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Multiple clusters in a switched fabric environment
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Direct attach multiple cluster configuration
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