Understanding High Availability in the SAN (Fall 2010)

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Mark Fleming

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Presentation

Tutorial

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Abstract

This session will appeal to those seeking a fundamental understanding of High Availability (HA) configurations in the SAN. Modern SANs have developed numerous methods using hardware and software to assure high availability of storage to customers. The session will explore basic concepts of HA, move through a sample configuration from end-to-end, investigate HA and virtualization, and discuss some of the challenges and pitfalls faced in testing HA configurations.

Learning Objectives

• To gain a fundamental understanding of High Availability concepts.
• To understand how High Availability can be applied to virtual environments.
• To understand some of the challenges and pitfalls associated with testing High Availability configurations.