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- Storage Area Network A network of storage disks. In large enterprises, a SAN connects multiple servers to a centralized pool of disk storage. Compared to managing hundreds...
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- Power Solutions Article: Streamlining Data Management with CommVault Simpana and Dell EqualLogic PS5500E iSCSI SANs
- Ongoing data growth can present major challenges for IT organizations. The combination of CommVault® Simpana® backup-to-disk software and Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS5500E Internet SCSI iSCSI storage area network SAN arrays can provide a simplified, scalable, cost effective way to gain control over enterprise data and create a platform to support future...
- White papers 2009-11-19
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Advancing Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic Virtualized SANs
- An enterprise-class storage infrastructure is essential for organizations transitioning to a virtualized data center. 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-V™ virtualization platform—offering the storage foundation for a comprehensive...
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Apple Xsan Admin Update 2.2 (Mac)
- The 2.2 update is recommended for all systems running Xsan 2. This update includes general administration fixes for remotely administering, configuring and maintaining Xsan deployments, and includes specific fixes for: using SAN Setup Assistant to configure volumes, LUNs and affinities changing a computer between client and metadata controller roles...
- Software downloads 2009-09-14
- Setting the record straight: SAN defrag is vital to storage performance.
- Data volumes continue to grow. More companies are consolidating and virtualizing their IT infrastructures and far more demand is placed on storage performance. 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...
- White papers 2009-08-03
- Setting the record straight: SAN defrag is vital to storage performance
- Data volumes continue to grow. More companies are consolidating and virtualizing their IT infrastructures and far more demand is placed on storage performance. 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...
- White papers 2009-08-03
- HP LeftHand P4000 SANs Deliver Efficient New Storage-Management System for Factory Automation Leader Mitsubishi Electric Automation
- Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan, supplies factory automation products and solutions - including programmable logic controllers, variable-frequency drives, operator interfaces, motion control systems, computer numerical controls, industrial robots, servo amplifiers and motors, and industrial sewing machines. It needed to simplify storage management...
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Getting Started With VMware vSphere and Emulex/Cisco SANs
- The combination of VMware vSphere and Fibre Channel SANs provides substantial CapEx and OpEx savings. Cisco and Emulex are leaders in Fibre Channel technologies and provide scalable, high-performance hardware and software components that fully enable server virtualization in the data center. This paper explains some of the components and concepts...
- White papers 2009-06-26
- 10 Steps to Deploying a High-Performance Fault-Tolerant SAN Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage and Cisco Catalyst Network Infrastructure
- The Dell EqualLogic family of iSCSI SANs is fundamentally changing the way enterprises think about purchasing and managing storage. Built on a virtualized peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series simplifies the deployment and administration of consolidated storage environments. Its all-inclusive, intelligent feature set streamlines purchasing and delivers rapid...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Fundamentals of a Well-Built SAN
- Every SAN is built from a combination of software, hardware, and services, and in this respect iSCSI SANs from HP are no different from any other SAN. But that's where the similarity ends. HP LeftHand SANs use distributed clustered technology to deliver all of the functionality expected of a storage...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Opnet - finger pointing raised to high art
- Opnet - finger pointing raised to high artDon't believe it will workOne of the biggest drawbacks to virtualizing everything is that you virtualize your problems! Multiple layers of virtualization along with complex architectures makes tracking down performance problems just about impossible. Here's one of my own examples: EMC disk arrays...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell Equallogic iSCSI SANs a Fully Virtualized IT Environment - Simple to Deploy, Manage and Grow
- Organizations trying to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their data center operations are broadly adopting server virtualization. To support 7x24 operations, enable advanced functionality, and extend the value of server virtualization, storage consolidation is also required. Classically, storage consolidation is a complex and expensive undertaking requiring proprietary infrastructure, expensive...
- White papers 2009-05-08
- Competitive SAN Local Switching Solution: Limiting Scalability, Not Improving It
- Local switching is switching in which traffic does not traverse the backplane of a switch but rather stays on a line card. This concept is positioned as a method for increasing the available bandwidth of a line card or reducing traffic on the backplane of a device. While the concept...
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Advantages in VMware Environment
- Virtualization brings numerous advantages to the data center, i.e. more efficient resource utilization, decreased level of management complexity, lower power and cooling demands, etc. However, it also introduced new challenges, especially when it comes to SAN deployments in virtualized environments, such as specific performance requirements, application isolation, security aspects, granularity...
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Configuring Off-Host Backups: Symantec Backup Exec and Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs
- Microsoft Exchange Server and SQL Server are mission-critical components in today's business environment. IT administrators need to ensure that access to data and email communications for employees, customers, and partners is maintained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The greater reliance on all forms of electronic communication raises...
- White papers 2009-04-08
- BlueLock Builds Low-Cost, Infrastructure-as-a-Service Solutions With HP LeftHand SANs, VMware Combination
- One of the country's leading providers of infrastructure-as-a-service, BlueLock gives clients precisely the amount of computing capacity, storage, bandwidth and disaster recovery capability that they need at any given time, with the flexibility to scale those needs on demand. BlueLock wanted flexible, high-performance architecture to meet constantly changing client needs....
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- HP LeftHand SANs Put to the Test at Los Angeles Mission College; Earn High Marks
- Los Angeles Mission College LAMC is a Southern California-based community college with approximately 10,000 students and 550 full-time and part-time faculty/staff members. Like many educational institutions, LAMC found that its storage needs were growing every year as they successfully facilitate accommodations for everything from student records and staff and faculty...
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- HP SAN Powers the Storage Future Electronics Can Count on to Run Business 24x7x365
- Future Electronics wanted to create an easily managed, cost-effective Storage Area Network SAN that offers performance, reliability, availability and heterogeneous interoperability 24x7x365 for mission-critical business applications. Future Electronics deployed HP SAN with StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Arrays at both headquarters and the disaster recovery site, connected to two HP Integrity NonStop...
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Matching Server Virtualization With Advanced Storage Virtualization: Using HP LeftHand SAN and VMware Infrastructure 3 for Improved Ease of Use, Reduced Cost and Complexity, Increased Availability, and Complete Compatibility
- In order to meet the challenges of running today's data centers, an increasing number of IT organizations like turning to VMware Infrastructure 3 software. The ability to virtualize the data center and deploy applications across a shared pool of server resources allows them to break free of the limitations they...
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Assessing Performance in HP LeftHand SANs: HP LeftHand Starter, Virtualization, and Multi-Site SANs Deliver Reliable, Scalable, and Predictable Performance
- The HP LeftHand Starter, Virtualization, and Multi-Site SANs deliver reliable, scalable, and predictable performance for virtualization as well as for enterprise production environments that require extreme availability and data protection. Storage clustering allows the resources of multiple storage arrays to be aggregated together with HP LeftHand SANs into a robust,...
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Running VMware Infrastructure 3 on an HP SAN/iQ Software Version 8 SAN
- Before SAN connectivity via the iSCSI software adapter can be enabled, a specific network configuration is required. To correctly enable connectivity, a VMkernel network must be created with sufficient network access to the iSCSI SAN. As a best practice, use at least two Gigabit network adapters teamed together for performance...
- White papers 2009-04-01
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