426 <strong>Storage</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Networks</strong> <strong>For</strong> Dummies, 2 nd Edition Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP), 211–213 Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP)-based extenders, 202–203, 216 Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) protocol, 18, 31, 46, 68–69 Fibre Channel-Switched (FC-SW) protocol, 18, 46 fibres, 8–9 50µm multimode (MM) cables, 40, 42, 82–83 file servers, 12, 81, 413–414 file shares, 413 File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 192, 312–313 file-based comparison, 340 file-compression solutions, 340 file-level hashing, 340–341, 347 filter drivers, 87, 112, 385 firmware image copies, 240 monolithic arrays, 57 overview, 16, 25–27 standardizing, 136 FL_Port, 44–45 flashlights, 311 format command, 187 formula, journal size, 366 formulas, backup speed, 245–246 4-Gbit Fibre Channel SAN networks, 244 4Gbit Fibre Channels, 66 framework, SAN management compared to step-by-step administration, 293–294 intercommunication, 284–285 overview, 283 software, 284 use of, 286 FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 192, 312–313 full backup policies, 230 full-duplex data transmission, 28 • G • G_Port, 44, 46 gatekeepers, 290 gateway approach, 213–215 gateways, 16, 38, 211 GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter), 15, 24–29, 43, 60, 216 Gbits (gigabits), 29, 77 Gbps (gigabits per second), 29 Gigabit (1Gbit) Fibre Channels, 66 Gigabit Ethernet, 416 Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC), 15, 24–29, 43, 60, 216 Gigabit Link Module (GLM), 24, 27–29 gigabits (Gbits), 29, 77 gigabits per second (Gbps), 29 GLM (Gigabit Link Module), 24, 27–29 global memory cache, 17 global ports, 44 golden configuration, 309–310 graphic user interface (GUI), 259 GRID computing networks, 19 grids, coordinate system, 280–281 GUI (graphic user interface), 259 • H • handshakes, 18 hard zoning, 127–128, 161 hardware, 142, 172–174 hardware-based PiT copies, 257–258, 269 hardware-based server virtualization, 387–388 hash collisions, 350–352 hashing block-level, 341 file-level, 340–341 overview, 337 sub-block-level, 341–343 HBA (Host Bus Adapter) backups, 244 choosing, 85–86 components of SANs, 159 configuration, 171 drivers, 20, 112, 137, 317–318 overview, 60 planning connections, 171–172 role in host layer, 15, 26–27, 93 role in SAN, 24 setting up, 170 troubleshooting, 314, 316–317 vendor testing of, 316 HCAs (Host Channel Adapters), 86 HDS, 204, 384 health monitoring in-band management, 289–290 levels of monitoring, 289 out-of-band management, 289–290 overview, 287, 289
Index 427 heterogeneous SAN environments, 39 Hewlett-Packard, 387 high-level protocols, 67 Hitachi Universal <strong>Storage</strong> Platform (USP), 393, 402–403 hops, 25, 79, 113–115 Host Bus Adapter (HBA) backups, 244 choosing, 85–86 components of SANs, 159 configuration, 171 drivers, 20, 112, 137, 317–318 overview, 60 planning connections, 171–172 role in host layer, 15, 26–27, 93 role in SAN, 24 setting up, 170 troubleshooting, 314, 316–317 vendor testing of, 316 Host Channel Adapters (HCAs), 86 host isolation, 258 host layer fiber-optic cables, 15 Gigabit Interface Connector, 15 Gigabit Interface Converter, 27–29 Gigabit Link Module, 27–29 host bus adapters, 15, 26–27 overview, 14, 26, 93–94 host-based data replication, 151–152 host-based de-duplication, 339 host-based PiT copies, 257 host-based storage virtualization, 390–391 host-based storage virtualization vendors, 401–402 host-based write splitting, 361 hot backup mode, 232, 371 HP, 204, 377, 384 HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA), 402 hub ports, 15 hub-based networks, 59 hubs, 15, 30–33, 60, 98–99 • I • IBM, 204, 384, 387 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) addresses, 72 iFCP (Internet Fibre Channel Protocol), 211, 213–215, 219–220, 221 iFCP (Internet Fibre Channel Protocol)-based extenders, 203 ILM (Information Lifecycle Management), 395–396 image copies, 231–232, 240, 254 in-band de-duplication, 346–347 in-band management, 289–290 in-band virtualization, 399–400 in-band write splits, 360–361 incremental backups, 141, 230, 344 index tables, 341, 343, 350 Infiniband protocol, 47–48, 66, 86 Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), 395–396 Information Technology (IT), 196–197, 411–412 infrastructure servers, 13 initial copies, 260–261 initial switch setup Brocade switch, 131–135 director switch, 135 overview, 130–131 initiators, 29, 188–189, 403 inode structures, 394 input/output (I/O) performance, 11 input/output (I/O) rates, 317 installation drivers, 171 SANs, 300 instances, 184–185 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) addresses, 72 integration labs, 86 Intel, 204 intercommunication, management software, 284–285 internal tape drives, 233 Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP), 211, 213–215, 219–220, 221 Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP)-based extenders, 203 Internet Protocol (IP), 8, 200–201, 205–206 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, 164–166 Internet Small Computer <strong>Storage</strong> Interface (iSCSI) protocol connectivity of, 203–204 data domains, 190 data routers, 38–39 HBAs, 86 initiators, 188–189 iSCSI qualified name, 189 as lower-cost solution, 416
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