Storage Protocol Analyzers: Not Just for R&D Anymore (Fall 2007)

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Brandy Barton

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Tutorial

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Abstract

In recent years, a growing number of data centers have begun to employ the use of traditional R&D analysis tools, such as protocol analyzers, into their production SAN environments. Reasons for this adoption have been cited as protecting the ROI of the SAN, decreasing downtime, reducing the risk of outages and preventing lost or corrupt data. This session will provide an overview of protocol analyzer tools and how to use them.

Learning Objectives

Describe how protocol analyzers work, in general.
Identify proper analyzer placement techniques
Identify key SAN issues and how to find them using a protocol analyzer. Time permiting, this will include some light trace analysis.