| Publisher | McDATA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 628.0KB PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 | Date added | 01 Aug 2001 |
| Topics | Switching, Quality of Service, Storage Management | ||
| Downloads | 43 | ||
Considering the number of Fibre Channel topologies and competing interconnect devices available in the market today, planning a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) can be a complex job. The choice of topology, architecture and type of backbone device used has a definitive impact on the ability of a SAN to scale and deliver expected results, especially if it is to serve as the infrastructure for major enterprise applications for e-commerce and e-business. This paper discusses an approach to designing a highly available and reliable enterprise SAN based on the concept of SAN quality of connection (QOC) as defined by strategic Research Corporation(11/99) QOC allows the IT proffessional to specify how a particular implementation will operate under both normal and more importantly, adverse failure conditions, and how effectively it will scale bandwidth with connectivity.
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