TechBooks:

• Backup and Recovery in a SAN - Provides information on traditional backup and recovery architecture, SAN-based backup and recovery technologies, and disk and tape backup and recovery. Case studies are also presented. Case studies used in this document are distributed by EMC for informational purposes only.
• Building Secure SANs - Identifies and exemplifies some common SAN security attacks, presents some built-in and bolt-on mechanisms to enhance SAN security, and provides some insight on how to implement various product-specific security mechanisms.
• Extended Distance Technologies - Provides a basic understanding of distance extension technologies and information to consider when working with extended distance. IP-based distance extension solutions are also included.
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet Data Center Bridging (DCB) Case Studies - This EMC Engineering TechBook focuses on case studies and provides a brief overview of FCoE, the supported configurations and features, and case studies to show how to incorporate EMC Connectrix B switches, Cisco Nexus switches, and Blade Servers utilizing FCoE into an existing data center.
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) - Data Center Bridging (DCB) Concepts and Protocols - Provides a high-level overview of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), the supported configurations and features, and examples for incorporating FCoE into an existing data center. Discussion of Ethernet basics is included. Setup examples for Nexus Series, Virtual PortChannel (vPC), and MP-8000B are provided. EMC RecoverPoint and Celerra MPFS solutions are discussed. Basic troubleshooting techniques are also presented.
• Fibre Channel SAN Topologies - Provides a high-level overview of Fibre Channel SAN topologies, discusses simple and complex Fibre Channel SAN topologies, and provides case studies for Brocade Virtual Fabrics and EMC RecoverPoint. FICON connectivity is also discussed.
• iSCSI SAN Topologies - Provides a high-level overview of iSCSI SAN topologies and includes basic information about TCP/IP technologies and iSCSI solutions.
• Managing Data Center Connectivity - Provides insight and understanding of some options available for managing your data center connectivity, including information on some new software management tools developed to bridge the gap in the I/O consolidation environment.
• Networked Storage Concepts and Protocols - Provides fundamental information about Fibre Channel. Presents fabric design considerations, explains how SAN technology works, and describes IP SAN concepts. Extended distance technologies and solutions are also discussed.
• Storage Virtualization and Replication Technologies - Provides a high-level overview of storage virtualization and replication, including EMC's Invista, RecoverPoint, and VPLEX. Also provides information for SAN connectivity for Invista and RecoverPoint. Basic information on interswitch link hops is included, along with examples showing hop counts in four different fabric configurations.
• WAN Optimization Controller Technologies - Provides a high-level overview of the WAN Optimization Controller (WOC), including network and deployment topologies, storage and replication application, FCIP configurations, and WAN Optimization Controller appliances.

Reference Manuals:

• EMC Connectrix SAN Products - Contains data information on EMC Connectrix products.
• Non-EMC SAN Products - Contains data information on non-EMC products.
• Legacy SAN Technologies - Contains information on legacy technologies.