很基础的知识讲座，主要内容有：

1.SAN存储区域网介绍....................................................................................................................4
1.2 目前的现状及对SAN的需求............................................................................................4
1.2 SAN的特点.........................................................................................................................5
1.3 SAN的几种主要形式.........................................................................................................7
2. SAN设备互连.............................................................................................................................11
2.1什么是光纤通道网（Fabric）.........................................................................................11
2.2 Fabric和AL是如何连接的...............................................................................................13
3. RAID磁盘阵列...........................................................................................................................15
3.1 RAID级的意义.................................................................................................................15
3.2 磁盘阵列的术语..............................................................................................................20
3.2.1 基础术语.......................................................................................................................20
3.2.2主机通道和磁盘通道：................................................................................................25
3.3 磁盘阵列的分类..............................................................................................................25
4. SAN中的硬件设备和工具.........................................................................................................27
4.1 HBA (主机总线适配器).........................................................................................27
4.2 Fabric Switch（FC交换器）..........................................................................................28
4.3 FC-SCSI Bridge（FC-SCSI网桥）................................................................................28
4.4 Connector连接器类型....................................................................................................29
4.5 GBIC （千兆位接口转换器）.....................................................................................29
4.6 MIA(介质接口适配器)..................................................................................................31
4.7 Fiber和Copper................................................................................................................31
4.8 2Gb/4Gb SFP...................................................................................................................32
4.9 RAID（磁盘阵列）.......................................................................................................32
4.10 Tape Library（带库）..................................................................................................34
5. SAN中的管理软件.....................................................................................................................34
5.1 SAN中的管理软件...........................................................................................................34
5.2 存储资源管理共享软件..................................................................................................35
5.3 RAID管理软件.................................................................................................................36
6. SAN的典型应用.........................................................................................................................36
7. 设计SAN时应考虑的问题........................................................................................................39
7.1 根据应用需要来规划SAN..............................................................................................40
7.2 设备之间的距离确定采用的电缆类型..........................................................................40
7.3 SAN中设备数量及是否有SCSI设备..............................................................................42
7.4 预期达到的目标和最大流量..........................................................................................43
7.5 网络安全性和冗余（备份）..........................................................................................43
7.6 SAN管理及灾难恢复.......................................................................................................45
7.7 性能价格比......................................................................................................................46
8. SAN设计案例.............................................................................................................................47
8.1 SAN在数据库各份中的应用...........................................................................................47
8.2 SAN用于集群系统共享存储设备...................................................................................48
8.3 SAN提供跨平台数据共享...............................................................................................49
9、阵列的基础知识.......................................................................................................................51