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SAN Fundamentals


August 2004
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Course description

The SAN Fundamentals WBT introduces Fibre Channel SAN terminologies, concepts, components, and topologies.

Fibre Channel SAN capabilities, advantages, topologies, and components are defined.

Other topics include Fibre Channel architecture, characteristics, and topologies, including Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL), fabric operations, zoning concepts, cabling options, and connectors.

Audience
  • Presales technical storage specialists
  • Presales technical generalists
  • Services storage specialists
  • Services generalists

Prerequisites

The Storage Technologies WBT

Length

Approximately eight hours