SAN in white papers
Power Solutions Article: Advancing Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic Virtualized SANs
White Paper Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization offered by the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-VÂ... [14 Nov 2009]
From Wagons to Trains: Data Backup and Recovery in 2009 and Beyond
White Paper Backing up data using traditional methods such as tapes, SAN, or NAS have many problems that only get worse over time while using an online backup strategy securely over the Internet continues to have more and more... [13 Nov 2009]
Virtual Server-SAN Connectivity: Why Blade Server Virtualization and Fibre Channel SAN Connectivity Are Rapidly Being Adopted
White Paper Emulex is currently the only vendor offering NPIV support in its HBAs, both traditional and blade-sized, and drivers. NPIV has been implemented cooperatively by Emulex and IBM and is now successfully deployed on the IBM zSeries mainframe... [12 Nov 2009]
Towards SLA-Based Optimal Workload Distribution in SANs
White Paper The paper considers the problem of optimal SAN configuration with the goal of meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for server processes while retaining flexibility for future changes. First, one gives an algorithm for... [12 Nov 2009]
Fiber Channel Over Ethernet: Enabling Server I/O Consolidation
White Paper Moving Storage Area Network (SAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) traffic onto a single transport benefits data centers in many ways. The development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) opens the door to the real... [12 Nov 2009]
Demystifying Storage Networking DAS, SAN, NAS, NAS Gateways, Fiber Channel, and iSCSI
White Paper Options for connecting computers to storage have increased in a short time. Variations and associated acronyms for storage networking seem to be materializing faster than they can be tracked. Storage networking offers capabilities and... [09 Nov 2009]
Setting the record straight: SAN defrag is vital to storage performance
White Paper But one aspect that often gets overlooked is the role SAN disk defragmenting plays in improving performance. In particular, companies overlook the performance degradation due to file system fragmentation within a... [06 Nov 2009]
Setting the record straight: SAN defrag is vital to storage performance.
White Paper But one aspect that often gets overlooked is the role SAN disk defragmenting plays in improving performance. In particular, companies overlook the performance degradation due to file system fragmentation within a... [06 Nov 2009]
Whitepaper:Â EqualLogic TCO Analysis by ESG Lab
White Paper This ESG Lab report examines the economic excellence of highly scalable EqualLogic iSCSI storage solutions compared to traditional direct attached storage (DAS), Fibre Channel storage area network (FC SAN), and... [05 Nov 2009]
SAN Volume Controller: Best Practices and Performance Guidelines
White Paper The IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) has unique SAN fabric configuration requirements that are different from what one may be used to for other storage devices. A quality SAN... [30 Oct 2009]
Improve the Health and Performance of Your Storage Infrastructure With EMC Storage Insight for Availability and SAN Advisor
White Paper As IT environments continue to grow and become increasingly complex, one need an easy way to ensure the health and optimal performance of the IP and SAN environment. EMC enables storage managers to proactively eliminate... [30 Oct 2009]
IBM XIV® Storage System: Performance Reinvented
White Paper One of the major requirements of any SAN administration team is to provide users and applications with adequate performance levels. This task becomes increasingly difficult with demands for high performance growing while... [13 Oct 2009]
Coping with SAN Storage Frustration Caused by Server Virtualization
White Paper Coping with SAN Storage Frustration Caused by Server Virtualization The results are both operationally and economically compelling, however, they are not without their pitfalls as server virtualization unless properly... [05 Oct 2009]
Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd Reduces Server Footprint by 50 Percent and Energy Costs by 30 Percent
White Paper Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services worked with PARI to implement an infrastructure based Dell PowerEdge blades running virtualization and Dell/EMC SAN array. Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd (PARI)... [02 Oct 2009]
Mortgage Lenders' Moment of Truth
White Paper The company upgraded from stand-alone servers with direct attached storage to a Dell PowerEdge modular blade enclosure, blade servers and a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN array. The mortgage industry is in a state... [02 Oct 2009]
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