Abstract
The IBM® b-type Gen 8 Fibre Channel directors and switches provide a resilient, scalable, and secure foundation for modern data centers, supporting virtualization, hybrid cloud, and next-generation NVMe and flash storage workloads. This IBM Redbooks® publication helps administrators design, implement, and migrate to an IBM b-type Gen 8 SAN. It provides an overview of key hardware and software components and explains how to install, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot SAN environments. By using this book, you can learn best practices for SAN design, along with techniques for managing, monitoring, and maintaining a high-performance storage infrastructure.
Authors
Vasfi Gucer, Nezih Boyacioglu, Dave Burchwell, Harshit Chaudhary, Mark Detrick, Petar Dimitrov, Silviano Gaona, Kenneth Griffo, David Green, Tony McKenzie, Hartmut Lonzer, Vijay Shenoy, Paul Smith, Marcus Thordal and Tim Werts
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- Preface
- Authors
- IBM b-type Gen 8 platforms overview
- IBM b-type Gen 8 product review
- Gen 8 Fabric Operating System (FOS) overview
- IBM SANnav Management Suite overview
- Fibre Channel SAN design
- Virtual Fabrics overview
- FICON design and implementation
- Introduction to Brocade Unified Storage Fabric
- Migration to Gen 8
- Storage area network security
- IBM b-type Gen 8 Fabric OS administrative tools and diagnostics
- IBM b-type Gen 8 SAN automation
- IBM Storage SAN design guidelines and best practices
- Appendix A - Optics and cables
- Abbreviations
- Additional Resources
- Notices.md -