By combining general information about Storage Area Networks (SANs) with specific information about the SilkWorm line of Fibre Channel switches from Brocade Communications Systems, Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches provides great value to information systems engineers interested in planning and implementing network storage solutions. Written in large part by two Brocade engineers--with support from their organization--this book is the definitive one to have if you've chosen a Brocade system, and not a bad choice by any means if you're working with a competitor's equipment. The authors' coverage of Fibre Channel fundamentals (including physical cabling and connectors) is particularly illuminating.

Chris Beauchamp and Josh Judd recognize that building a SAN may be a new kind of project for many of their readers, and so they spend time discussing SANs' goals and the process of discovering user requirements through interviews. They work through the design process from there, showing how to allocate transmission capacity, provision storage space, and decide on a topology. Their teaching technique is a combination of text and prose (like watching a slide show in a conference room) and bright question-and-answer sections that help clarify specific details. There are some command-line listings, as well. Overall, the treatment is comprehensive and a pleasure to absorb. --David Wall

Topics covered: The design and implementation of Storage Area Networks (SANs) via Fibre Channel networks and equipment in Brocade Communications Systems' SilkWorm line. Fibre Channel fundamentals, SAN design goals, the SilkWorm line, the design process, and troubleshooting all are covered well.The first book to focus on Brocade products - an inovative tecnology company to watch out for!

Brocade Switches provide the intelligent architecture that connects Storage Area Networks (SANs) to Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. Brocade switches provide the same functionality to Storage Area Networks as Cisco switches provide to the Internet - Brocade Communications, Inc is the dominant company in this rapidly expanding market.

Building SANs with Brocade Fibre Channel Fabric Switches is written for system administrators who are designing, building, and maintaining Storage Area Networks with Brocade fibre switches. The book provides the reader with all of the techniques necessary to integrate fibre-based switches with an IP-based network.

The first vendor-specific book on configuring industry standard technologies
Practical approach; competitive books are mostly theoretical
IT Professionals must know how to design and build a SAN. Often over 50% of IT budgets are devoted to storage. Fibre-switched SANs are the market standardBuilding SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches is written for system administrators who are designing, building, and maintaining SANs with Brocade fibre switches. The book will begin with a detailed analysis of the benefits of implementing a SAN and an examination of the hardware and bandwidth requirements. From here, the reader will be introduced to the Brocade SilkWorm series of fibre channel switches, and how the various switches are configured to connect a SAN with existing LANs. The book will provide the reader with all of the techniques necessary to integrate fibre-based switches with an IP-based network.

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