Windows Servers in a Storage Area Network Environment 存储区域网络环境中的 Windows 服务器.doc

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WindowsServersinaStorageAreaNetworkEnvironment

WhitePaper

Published:April2004

Abstract

Storageareanetwork(SAN)technology,oncerestrictedtolargeorganizationsandmainframeenvironments,isbecomingmorecommoninmid-sizedorganizationsthatneedtostoreandshareaccesstolargeamountsofdata.WiththedevelopmentofInternetSCSI(iSCSI)technologies,thebenefitsofSANtechnologiesarelikelytoextendeventosmallorganizations.

ThiswhitepaperdescribeshowSANsareusedwithWindowsproductssuchasMicrosoft?WindowsServer??2003andMicrosoft?Windows?StorageServer?2003,aswellaswithMicrosoft?ExchangeServer?2003andMicrosoft?SQLServer??2000.WhiletheWindows?operatingsystemhasbeenusedinSANenvironmentssincetheintroductionofMicrosoft?WindowsServer?NT??4.0,thereleaseofWindowsServer?2003hasdramaticallyenhancedSANinteroperability.ThatcommitmenttoSANinteroperabilitywillcontinuewithfutureMicrosoftreleases.

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Contents

TOC\o1-2Introduction 2

StorageAreaNetworks 3

FibreChannelSANs 4

iSCSISANs 5

MakingaSANPerform 5

BasicSANConfiguration 6

AdvancedSANConfiguration 8

WindowsServersinaSANEnvironment 10

PlatformEvolution 10

StorageArchitecture 11

Windows-BasedSANManagement 12

DiscoveryofStorageResources 12

FrameworkforSimplifiedStorageResourceManagement 14

EffectiveResourceSharing 15

SANSecurity 16

WindowsSupportforSANsolutions 18

CentralizedStorageManagement 18

DataProtection 18

MultipathingforHighAvailability 19

HighPerformance 20

SANStandards 21

Conclusion 22

AdditionalResources 23

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Introduction

Storageareanetworks(SANs)arehighperformancenetworksdedicatedtodeliveringblock(unformatted)databetweenserversandstorage.SANsorigin