IP SANs : a guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP protocols for storage area networks (2002)

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Chapter Summary.) Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Shared Storage. Captive Storage. The SNIA Shared Storage Model. Storage Networking Layers. Serial Transport. Access Method. Addressing. Packetizing of Data. Routing of Packets. Upper Layer Protocol Support. 3. Storage Networking Building Blocks. Storage Networking Terminology. RAID. Just a Bunch of Disks (JBODs). Tape Subsystems. SCSI over IP-to-Parallel SCSI Bridges. Host Adapters. Legacy SCSI Cabling. Network-Attached Storage. Fibre Channel. Fibre Channel Layers. FC-0 - Fibre Channel Physical Layer. FC-1 - Fibre Channel Link Controls and Data Encoding. FC-2 - Fibre Channel Framing, Flow Control and Class of Service. FC-3 - Common Services. FC-4 - Fibre Channel Upper Layer Protocol. Fibre Channel Topologies. Gigabit Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet Layers. 802.1Q VLAN Tagging. 802.1p/Q Frame Prioritization. 802.3x Flow Control. 802.3ad Link Aggregation. Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layer Considerations. Assumptions for IP-based SANs. 4. SCSI PROTOCOL. Operating Systems and SCSI I/O. The SCSI Architectural Model (SAM-2). 5. THE INTERNET PROTOCOL - IP. Layer 2. Layer 2 Bridging. Spanning Tree. Layer 3 - IP. IP Addressing. Subnet Masking. Address Resolution Protocol. IP Routing. IP Network Example. IP Routers and IP Switches. Other IP Considerations. 6. User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Layer 4 - UDP. Connectionless Service. UDP Port Numbers. UDP Header. UDP for IP Storage Applications. 7. Transmission Control Protocol. TCP. TCP Header. Establishing TCP Connections. TCP Segment Size. TCP Sliding Window and Congestion Control. TCP Error Recovery. Upper Layer Interface. 8. IP Storage Networking. Standards-based IP Storage Protocols. The IETF and IPS Working Group. Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP). FCIP and Timeout Values. FCIP SAN Interfaces. FCIP Error Handling. FCIP Flow Control. FCIP Quality of Service. FCIP Framing. FCIP Issues. Internet Fibre Channel Protocol - iFCP. iFCP Network Architecture. iFCP Addressing. iFCP Fabric Service Emulation. iFCP and TCP Connection Control. iFCP Error Handling. iFCP Security. iFCP Issues. Metro Fibre Channel Protocol - mFCP. Internet SCSI - iSCSI. iSCSI Network Architecture. iSCSI Protocol Layering Model. iSCSI Address and Naming Conventions. iSCSI Session Management. iSCSI Error Handling. iSCSI Security. iSCSI Issues. 9. Internet Storage Name Server. Discovery. Device Discovery in Fibre Channel. Discovery in IP Storage Networks. iSNS Features. iSNS Discovery Process. iSNS State Change Notification and Entity Status Inquiry. iSNS Objects. iSNS Security. 10. Security in IP Storage Networks. Securing Storage Data Transport. Security in Fibre Channel SANs. Port Zoning. World Wide Name Zoning. LUN Masking. Security in IP Storage Networks. Discovery Domains. LUN Masking. VLAN Tagging. IPSec. Access Control Lists (ACLs). 11. QOS for IP Storage Networks. Class of Service and Quality of Service. 802.1p Traffic Prioritization. Type of Service (TOS). Differentiated Services (DiffServ). Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). 12. Infiniband. InfiniBand Architecture. InfiniBand and Storage Networking. 13. IP Storage Applications. IP Storage in Data Center Applications. Server Clustering. Local Tape Backup. Storage Consolidation. IP Storage for Remote Applications. Remote Backup. Remote Mirroring. SRDF. Disaster Recovery. Content Distribution. 14. Conclusion. Great Expectations. Prerequisites for Successful IP Storage Deployment. Standards Compliance. Interoperability. Performance. Management. Integration with Other Storage Technologies. IP Storage Futures. Appendix A. IP Storage & Related Vendors. Appendix B. Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). Bibliography. Glossary. Index. 0201752778T08092001