EMC FC4500 Network Hardware User Manual


 
About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)
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This chapter introduces Fibre Channel disk-array storage systems
and storage area networks (SANs). Major sections are
Introducing EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems........................1-2
Fibre Channel Background...............................................................1-3
Fibre Channel Storage Components................................................1-4
About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area
Networks)..........................................................................................1-11
About Unshared Storage.................................................................1-16
About Fibre Channel
Storage Systems and
Networks (SANs)