A Seminar Report On

STORAGE AREA NETWORKS

Submitted for the partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering

Submitted By:
Vaibhav Kalyani (07/06012)

Guide:
Mr. N. C. Barwar Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering MBM Engineering College, Faculty of Engineering, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur (Rajasthan) - 342011 Session 2010-11

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that report entitled STORAGE AREA NETWORKS submitted to Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MBM Engineering College, JNV University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering is the bona fide record of the work done by Mr. Vaibhav Kalyani under my supervision and guidance.

Signature of the guide (Mr. N. C. Barwar) Associate Professor < Seal of the Guide>

CANDIDATES DECLARATION
I, Vaibhav Kalyani hereby declare that this project titled STORAGE AREA NETWORKS is a record of original work done by me under the supervision and guidance of Mr N. C. Barwar . I further certify that this project work has not formed the basis for the award of the Degree/Diploma/Associateship/Fellowship or similar work to any candidate of any university and no part of this report is reproduced as it is from any other source without seeking permission. Signature (Vaibhav Kalyani) (Enrollment No. 07/06012)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I can never forget all those who have guided, advised and inspired me during my seminar development in the Computer Science Department, MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur. So, on completion of my final year seminar, I take the opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all of them. On the very outset, I would like to express our gratitude to Mr. N. C. Barwar (Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Department, MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur ) who granted me the rare opportunity to work with such an esteemed guidance. I am thankful to him. At last, I express my gratitude to all those who directly or indirectly contributed to my success. Vaibhav Kalyani (BE Final Year)

Abstract
A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special purpose network (or sub network) that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users. In traditional client/server environments, storage devices were directly connected to the server, regardless of the type of the protocol. This required all communications with the data stored on the storage devices to be handled by the server. This places a tremendous amount of overhead on the server. Storage networks changed this entire model by creating unique network based architectures that enhance existing client/server computing topologies. By allowing storage devices to be connected directly to an existing network, or through its own (storage) network, creates two important changes to traditional storage configurations: 1) By providing more direct access paths between storage devices, servers and clients, user transactions can go more directly to the data, bypassing much of the overhead of I/ O operations and unnecessary access to and through the server. 2) Storage networking grants business applications greater access to data with increased efficiency. SANs create a unique network just for storage and are based on a protocol called Fibre Channel. Both servers and storage, have an address on the network, capability to log in, and methods available to communicate with other devices in the network.

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Table of contents
1. Introduction to Storage Networking 1 Storage Evolution .. 2 Why Storage Networking makes sense? ..3 Classification of Storage Networks ..5 Overview of SAN ..6

2. SAN Architecture and Working ..9 Working .9 Fibre Channel .10 Hardware 11 Software ..18 3. Implementation ..20 SAN Configuration Options .20 Conclusions on Applying SAN Solution .25 4. Performance Issues .29 Availability .29 .

 Serviceability .30 Recovery .31 Security .33 5. Future Scope .39 Benefits and Limitations of SAN . 39 Emerging Technologies . 42
6. Summary

44 7. References ..45