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In a SAN environment, storage devices such as RAID systems
and tape libraries can be connected to a storage
switch and communicate with different platforms servers.
A SAN consists of a communication infrastructure,
which provides physical connections, and a management
layer, which organizes the connections, storage elements,
and computer systems so that data transfer is secure
and robust.
These communications paths between server(s) and
storage device(s) are via a high-speed interconnection,
such as Fibre Channel (FC), or Internet Protocol (IP) based
such as Internet SCSI (iSCSI).
The high-speed interconnection that links servers and storage
devices, creates a separate, external network that's connected
to the LAN but acts as an independent sub network.
SAN allows for any-to-any communication among all devices on the SAN (e.g., direct disk-to-tape transfer).
It also provides alternative paths from server to storage device, and makes it possible to mirror data,
and a method for scaling up storage capacity without interrupting network operations.
SAN Virtualization is the process of abstracting the physical
storage devices from the application servers and then combining
physical storage assets into virtual pools that are transparently
shared among all servers.
Wietec has the knowledge to integrate SAN components into existing environments, cost effectively leveraging customer’s existing investment, or to build SAN environments from the ground up in an efficient manner.
The following companies are our key vendors in integrating Fibre Channel SAN solutions:
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Fibre Channel HBAs and Hubs, iSCSI Bridges |
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FC HBAs and Switches |
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FC RAID systems |
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FC tape libraries |
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FC tape libraries |
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Wietec’s vendors for iSCSI SAN solutions:
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iSCSI Switches |
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iSCSI to SATA
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Wietec partner for Storage Management Software is
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