Emerging Enterprise Storage Systems: Storage or System Area Networks (SANs)

Abstract

This chapter along with the additional resources given in the references will support the usage of SAN technologies in enterprises. The first half of this chapter develops the new framework needed. The second half of this chapter details the capabilities of fabric topology. To lay the groundwork for a networked storage system, it is important to understand these concepts in order to best plan the first steps of building a new secure and open enterprise storage infrastructure.