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SAN Fundamentals: How Fibre Channel SANs Are Built, Secured and Managed

Updated April 2007

Introduction

This document discusses the core technologies that are used to build and secure Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Networks. An introduction to Fibre Channel technology is also provided.

For more details, see the list of contents below.

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For more information, please see the Storage Administration Site on BigAdmin: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/storage/.

Contents

• Introduction
• Fibre Channel Switches and Fabrics
• SAN Access Control
• Extending SANs with Inter-Switch Links
• Flow Control and Buffer Credits
• Joining SANs with Fibre Channel Routers
• Server Operating Systems and SANs
• Multipathing
• Booting Servers Off SAN Attached Storage
• SANs and Tape
• Tape Library Sharing
• Managing SANs
• Summary
• References
• Further Resources

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