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1.1 Introduction1.2 Audience and Scope1.3 Approach1.4 Overview2.1 The Storage LandscapeChapter 3: Architecting a SAN3.1 Operational Considerations3.2 Be the Pilot3.3 Predeployment Cabling and Optics ValidationChapter 4: SAN Design Basics4.1 Topologies4.1.1 Collapsed-Core4.1.2 Core-Edge4.1.3 Full-Mesh4.3 Redundancy and Resiliency4.4 Switch Interconnections4.7 Device Placement4.7.1 Traffic Locality5.1 Fan-In Ratios and OversubscriptionChapter 6: Scalability and PerformanceChapter 7: Supportability7.1 Firmware Upgrade Considerations8.1 Brocade Fabric Vision Technology8.1.1 MAPS8.1.1.1 MAPS Recommendations8.1.1.2 Tips on Getting Started with MAPS8.1.2 Fabric Performance Impact Monitoring8.1.3 SDDQ Explained8.1.4 Flow Vision8.1.5 IO Insight8.2 SANnav Management Portal Monitoring Overview8.3.1 D_Port8.3.2 Recommendation: D_Port On-Demand8.3.4 Buffer Credit Loss Detection and Recovery8.3.5 RASLog Messages8.3.6 Audit Log Messages8.4 Monitoring the Switches8.5 Latencies8.6 Misbehaving Devices8.7 Design Guidelines9.1 Overview and Purpose9.2 Edge Fabrics9.3 Inter-Fabric Links9.5 Redundancy9.7 Available Paths9.9 FCR Design Guidelines and ConstraintsChapter 10: Virtual Fabrics10.1 Use Case: FICON and Open Systems (Intermix)11.1.1 Virtual Fabric Considerations: Encryption and Compression11.1.2 Guidelines: In-Flight Encryption and Compression11.2 Fabric NotificationsChapter 12: ExtensionChapter 13: SAN Design for Critical Workloads13.1 Placement of Servers with Business-Critical Workloads13.2 Business-Critical VMsChapter 14: Access Gateway and NPIV14.1 Benefits of Brocade AG14.2 Constraints14.3 Design Guidelines14.4 Monitoring14.5 Maintenance14.6 Access Gateway Mapping14.6.1 Port Mapping14.6.2 Device MappingChapter 15: Security15.1 Zoning: Controlling Device Communication15.1.1 Peer Zoning15.1.2 Target-Driven Zoning15.1.3 Zone Management: Duplicate WWNs15.2 Securing the SAN Infrastructure15.3 Access Control Lists15.3.1 SCC Policy15.3.2 FCS Policy15.3.3 DCC Policy15.3.4 Policy Database Distribution15.3.5 Authentication Protocols15.4 Secure SAN Management15.4.1 Role-Based Access Controls15.5 Securing Management Interfaces16.1 Overview and Purpose16.2 Motivation to Automate16.3 Overview of the REST API16.5 Ansible as an Alternative16.6 SANnav REST API16.7 ConclusionD.3 Brocade BookshelfD.4 OtherThe storage landscape continues to modernize, and we must make informed decisions to design an exemplary Fibre Channel architecture. This document is a high-level storage area networking (SAN) design and best practice guide for Brocade products and features, focusing on Fibre Channel SAN design. Topics include the early planning phase, understandin...See more on docs oadcom Scribd
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