Traditional SAN

• Storage Area Network

  • Dedicated L1-3 Network
    • Dedicated Fiber Pathways
      • Restrictive distances
    • Dedicated, specialized fiber switches
      • Brocade, Nortel, McData
      • $800-$1200 / Port
    • Dedicated Host Bus Adapters (HBA)
      • Qlogic, Emulex
      • 1 – 4 Gb/s / Port
      • $800-$1600 / HBA
      • Industry recommdendation of 2 HBA's / Host