ISCSI SAN

MUST READ ISCSI vs. Fibre Channel SAN quiz LEARNING CENTER - The war is waging -- so say some storage professionals. What's your IQ when it comes to iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocols? Take our iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel SAN quiz and find out. ISCSI network configuration, design and optimization TIP - It's a must to consider more than just cabling when designing an iSCSI-based storage network. Learn to look at the bigger picture. iSCSI, iFCP and FCIP: How do they stack up? EXPERT ANSWER - Could you explain the similarities and differences between iSCSI, FC vs. iSCSI: Five tips in five minutes TIP - Recently, there has been a buzz among storage pros about how FC and iSCSI stack up. Check out this expert advice, so you can decide what is right for your organization. Guidelines for better iSCSI security TIP - Learn about the following iSCSI SAN security guidelines: How to secure the management interface, how to authenticate and how to disable unnecessary network services.

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	Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 Session Downloads Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008 ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 conference on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and green storage.

	Small shops revamp storage with iSCSI SAN software SearchStorage.com | 24 Oct 2008 ARTICLE - More and more companies are using server and storage virtualization software to upgrade from DAS to SANs for high availability.

	Double-Take releases emBoot's iSCSI boot from SAN SearchStorage.com | 07 Oct 2008 ARTICLE - Double-Take makes netBoot/i and sanFly software from its emBoot acquisition available under the Double-Take brand with further integration with Hyper-V anticipated.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 123

	FAQ guide: How Fibre Channel over Ethernet can consolidate networks Submitted By: Greg Schulz | 10 Oct 2008 FAQ - Greg Schulz answers the questions he hears most often about FCoE, including when FCoE products will be available and how FCoE compares to iSCSI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

	Best practices for getting the most out of an iSCSI SAN Submitted By: Carol Sliwa | 17 Jun 2008 FEATURE - One best practice overrides all others when deploying an iSCSI SAN. An IT organization must separate the storage traffic, physically or logically, from the ordinary LAN traffic.

	iSCSI SANs getting enterprise boost by shared storage, virtual servers Submitted By: Carol Sliwa | 17 Jun 2008 FEATURE - More enterprises are considering iSCSI SANs for departmental applications, server workloads that aren't bandwidth-intensive, and virtual servers.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 44

	Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage & Capacity Management Track (San Francisco 2008) Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008 STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 track examines traditional methods of operational data protection, as well as compelling alternatives.

	Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage Systems & Networking Track (San Francisco 2008) Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008 STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 track explores networked storage infrastructure trends and the implications of recent storage systems developments.

	Fibre Channel over Ethernet FAQ 14 Oct 2008 FAQS - Greg Schulz answers the questions he hears most often about FCoE, including when FCoE products will be available and how FCoE compares to iSCSI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

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WHITE PAPERS

	Sun Fire™ X4540 Storage Server: The Industry's First Open Storage Server Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 04 Dec 2008 DATA SHEET - The Sun Fire™ x4540 storage server, the first open storage server, integrates industry-standard compute and storage components in an open architecture and runs the Solaris™ OS and Solaris ZFS.

	Sun™ Storage 7000 Series Family: Radical Simplicity Combined with Breakthrough Price/Performance Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 04 Dec 2008 DATA SHEET - The Sun™ Storage 7000 Series family helps simplify storage deployment and management with its unprecedented easy-to-use management interface, DTrace Analytics software, and self-healing capabilities.

	Rethink Storage with Sun™ Storage 7000 Systems Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 02 Dec 2008 BOOK - Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems bring a new level of simplicity and price/performance to the Open Storage market by integrating innovative storage software with hybrid storage pools and an open architecture solution.

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WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2

	Deploying iSCSI - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   24 JUN 2004, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   SearchStorage.com expert and partner of the Evaluator Group Randy Kerns discusses the drivers, impact and opportunities of iSCSI.

	SAN School Webcast Series: Chapter 8, Tying SAN's Together - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   08 JAN 2004, 14:00 EST (19:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Join Christopher Poelker, co-author, "Storage Area Networks for Dummies" for a webcast on how to create a full scale network by tying SANs together.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 6

	storage area network 02 Mar 2004 WORD - A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special-purpose network (or subnetwork) that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users. Typically, a ...

	iSCSI 18 Feb 2004 WORD - iSCSI is Internet SCSI (Small Computer System Interface), an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities, developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). By carrying ...

	host bus adapter 27 Apr 2005 WORD - A host bus adapter (HBA) is a circuit board and/or integrated circuit adapter that provides input/output (I/O) processing and physical connectivity between a server and a storage device. Because the HBA relieves the host ...

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 79

	The year of iSCSI storage--finally! (Editorial) Storage Magazine | 10 Nov 2008 COLUMNS -

	Economy and capacity at odds Storage Magazine | 12 Oct 2008 FEATURES - With fewer bucks in the budget, storage managers are facing some constraints in dealing with growing storage capacities. But, according to Storage magazine's Purchasing Intentions survey, they're responding by ...

	No rush to deploy iSCSI Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to ISCSI SAN:  SAN management, SAN switch, SAN virtualization and consolidation, Multiprotocol or unified storage, Fibre Channel (FC) SAN