Investigate the SNIA Shared Storage Model: Key to designing the right storage networking solution

Designing storage area networks requires an understanding of the upper-layer applications that depend on storage resources as well as the storage architectures available to satisfy them. This sample chapter from Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition focuses on the Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA) Shared Storage Model (SSM) which offers network developers, IT consultants, administrators, and managers a guide to understanding the relationships between host applications, storage networks, and storage facilities. Specific application requirements may vary from customer to customer, but storage architects will find this framework helpful in determining which storage solution may be most appropriate for a given application.

Title: Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0321136500
Published: March 2003
Author: Tom Clark
Chapter: Chapter 1: Introduction
Published by Addison Wesley Professional