The World Of Scsi

Focusing on the needs of the hobbyist, PC enthusiast, as well as system administrator, this is a comprehensive book for anyone interested in learning the hands-on aspects of SCSI. This book offers the functionality that intermediate and advanced system users need for configuring SCSI on their systems.

Exploring The World Of Scsi Will Help You Gain The Knowledge Needed To Get The Most Out Of Your Peripheral Devices, Including Scanners, Printers, External Disc Drives And More. Focusing On The Needs Of The Hobbyist, Pc Enthusiast, As Well As System Administrator, This Is A Comprehensive Book For Anyone Interested In Learning The Hands-On Aspects Of Scsi. It Includes How To Work With The Logical Unit Numbers (Luns) Within Scsi, How Termination Works, Bus Mastering, Caching, And How The Different Levels Of Raid Provide Varying Levels Of Performance And Reliability. This Book Offers The Functionality That Intermediate And Advanced System Users Need For Configuring Scsi On Their Systems, While Also Providing The Experienced Professional With The Necessary Diagrams, Descriptions, Information Sources, And Guidance On How To Implement Scsi-Based Solutions.

This fully expanded and updated second edition provides an accessible and up-to-date description of both SCSI and IDE interfaces. Almost all computers, including PCs, workstations, and mainframes, are equipped with an SCSI interface. SCSI Bus is designed for hard drives, tape drives, CD-ROMs, scanners, and printers, while the IDE hard disk interface is found almost exclusively in the world of IBM PC compatibles.

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* The emphasis of this book will be on detailed practicality. Most of the SAN books provide a theoretical treatment of the technology from a top-down perspective. This book will be written from the perspective of "from the ground up". * Relates specific technology offerings to particular application areas. Email stores, Image stores, Video Production and RDBMS disk are used as specific case studies to show how the hardware, firmware, and interconnects are set up and used. * SAN technology is ready to move out of the glass house and large scale storage is becoming applicable to even dedicated purposes. This represents an increase in the potential audience for a book on SANs and, of course, remains highly useful for the administrators and centralized technical staff responsible for backups, recoverability, and availability.

InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.

InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.

This second edition of The Book of SCSI provides down-to-earth instructions for installing, implementing, utilizing, and maintaining SCSI on a PC. Accessible to readers at all levels, this is the standard reference for anyone working with or maintaining a SCSI system. Along with complete coverage of SCSI-3 and all the latest features, The Book of SCSI: I/O for the New Millennium contains many new and updated features. What's New? New and expanded sections on ASPI programming including a sample utility program A new chapter on SCSI device drivers A CD-ROM with SCSI diagnostic tools and utilities, a searchable copy of the book for quick referencing and the SCSI FAQ, SCSI Quick Start Guide, and SCSI Game Rules Coverage of Ultra2/LVD (Low Voltage Differential), Fibre Channel, RAID, DVD, and more New directions in the SCSI and storage industry A chapter on SCSI test equipment Many new drawings and diagrams of the multitude of SCSI connectors A comprehensive troubleshooting guide What Hasn't Changed Plain English explanations of the basics of SCSI: how to work with SCSI IDs, LUNs, termination, parity checking, asynchronous and synchronous transfer, bus mastering, caching, and more. Specific instructions on how to add SCSI to your PC that will save you hours of frustration. An understandable explanation of how the SCSI bus works The ASPI programming spec. from Adaptec, Inc. Clear, uncomplicated drawings and diagrams showing various aspects of SCSI hardware systems. Tips, tricks, and troubleshooting help for SCSI systems. An extensive glossary of SCSI terms and a comprehensive index.