Unix storage management
Ray A. Kampa, Lydia V. Bell · 2002
From the Publisher: 1.This is the first comprehensive desk reference for the Storage Manager in today's rapidly changing storage marketplace. The authors explain what a Storage Manager does, how the various storage technologies work, and how they can fit into diverse storage strategies in a simple, straightforward manner. Both seasoned and novice Storage Managers will find this book to be a valuable tool while analyzing present storage installations and planning for future upgrades. This truly comprehensive guide to storage architectures and management offers a mind-boggling array of information crucial to any storage administrator interested in making the most of his corporate Unix system. Authors Ray Kampa and Lydia Bell demonstrate their considerable prowess in this field through the a wide-ranging discussion of topics, including general storage principles, storage project management, storage architectures, storage management software, network-connected storage solutions, backup/restoration strategies, performance analysis/management, and more. - The book tells the whole storage management story with enough technical detail to be useful as a reference - The writing style strives to explain complex technical and managerial situations in as simple of terms as possible while adding historical perspective and a little humor - The authors have over forty years of combined experience: Ray Kampa as a programmer and systems administrator and Lydia Bell as a network consultant and trainer Ray A. Kampa is a Unix systems consultant and Lydia V. Bell is a network consultant/trainer. Ray has been in the business for 22 years, and Lydia has 23 years experience. Ray has worked in such massive storage environments as the legacy MCI, the current WorldCom, and FedEx in Memphis, TN. He has also worked smaller environments such as a regional bank and municipal hospital. Ray learned about storage while with StorageTek in the mid-80s and never forgets the day he witnessed a trial run of the robotics that would one day become the basis for the StorageTek automated tape silo. Lydia has concentrated on the network side of computing for the last seven years. She was a programmer and quality engineer before turning to the network. Lydia currently teaches network and Cisco/Microsoft certification preparation with the University of Phoenix. While doing network consulting, she helped build networks for the State of Colorado, the City of Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Corporate Arby's, Newmont Gold and several other smaller networks.