IBM 86596ry Setup Guide - Page 12

SAN with partitioned storage The following illustration shows a SAN with partitioned storage. SANs with partitioned storage are separate, centrally managed, high-speed storage networks which consist of a variety of storage hardware, storage management software, and interconnect devices. SANs with partitioned storage can be configured to provide hundreds of terabytes of shared storage across an enterprise. This configuration heightens the level of availability and business continuity and optimizes use of corporate LANs by providing a storage infrastructure designed specifically for managing corporate information. Servers N N N N F F F F F F F F O O O O I I I I I I I I T T T T L L L L L L L L E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S 16 port Sw 16 port Sw 16 port Sw 16 port Sw Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Notes Storage Notes Storage Figure 3. SAN with partitioned storage File/Print Storage File/Print Storage File/Print Storage File/Print Storage 4 IBM Fibre Channel: Basic SAN Configuration Setup Guide