Contents
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Architecture
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1 SAN design overview
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SAN solutions
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HP SAN implementations
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SAN components
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Fibre Channel technology
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Storage area networks
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SAN infrastructure
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Fabrics
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SAN scaling
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Fibre Channel switches
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SAN design approaches
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Design considerations
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2 SAN fabric topologies
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Fabric topologies
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Routed SAN fabrics
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FCoE SAN fabrics
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Benefits
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Single-switch fabric
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Switch models
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Benefits
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Cascaded fabric
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Switch models
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Benefits
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Meshed fabric
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Switch models
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Benefits
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Ring fabric
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Switch models
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Benefits
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Core-edge fabric
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Core-edge fabric types
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Switch models
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Benefits
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Topology data access
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Topology maximums
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H-series switches
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B-series switches
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C-series switches
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M-series switches
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Routed fabric topologies
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B-series Meta SAN
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SAN Design Reference Guide
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