Storage Area Network - Reading?

the_Grinch

Any suggestions on reading to get up to speed on SANs?

Thanks in advance!

trojin

EMC book [h=1]Information Storage and Management: Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information in Classic, Virtualized, and Cloud Environments[/h]is very good place to start

TacoRocket

To give a little background this is EMC's entry level storage cert book. I'll also add that even though the cert is gone Storage+ books are still a good resource until EMC updates their book (its for the old v2 exam when v3 is out). Also look at CBT Nuggets for videos if you're that type of person. Since you didn't mention you were trying for any certs it may be worthwhile since you can just watch without notes.

trojin wrote: »

EMC book Information Storage and Management: Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information in Classic, Virtualized, and Cloud Environments

is very good place to start

the_Grinch

Thanks all! Not sure about going for a certification at this point, but if so something vendor neutral (SNIA Certified Storage Professional). Looks like I might be designing a project for work and will need a SAN.

J_86

Good stuff, was just wondering this myself. I just started a new position where I've found myself needing to learn about storage.

TacoRocket

Then I would look at something like the old Storage+ books. Before the certification ended they had a partnership with SNIA. Almost like the Linux+ and LPIC

the_Grinch wrote: »

Thanks all! Not sure about going for a certification at this point, but if so something vendor neutral (SNIA Certified Storage Professional). Looks like I might be designing a project for work and will need a SAN.

the_Grinch

Thanks for the info! I found an article last night that gave me a really good overview and assisted me in rereading an article in regards to the theory I was working off of.

UnixGuy

I passed the SNIA exam and I do not recommend it. Sure, it has good theory but I'd invest my time elsewhere.

For your project, just see what vendor is providing the solution and read through that vendor documentation

Light reading on wikipedia for the theory is enough IMHO

PJ_Sneakers

Do you really need a SAN, or can a NAS/JBOD work? Windows Storage Server is pretty damn good if you are just provisioning network storage. Just an option.

I'm running two NAS boxes with virtualized DC's at work. It's pretty nice for my little isolated domain.

the_Grinch

We're looking at a lot of data to be placed in the system so I don't believe, long term, a NAS or group of NAS is the practicable and cost efficient way of doing it. Thanks again all!