Migrate Your SAN, Deliver Better Service
To migrate successfully, today's enterprises:
- Must develop a migration plan that helps ensure uninterrupted service for end users
- Can rely on industry best practices to help make the transition to a new platform as smooth as possible
- Should recognize the speed to benefits that a Cisco MDS platform can provide
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Building Power Efficient IT Solutions Report
Power and cooling are surfacing as major concerns in companies of all sizes. Rising energy prices and drastic increases in the density and power requirements of server and storage solutions over the past few years have driven IT managers to consider strategies for reducing power consumption in the data center. This report gives a solution-based approach for the analysis of overall power consumption, with example real-world storage networking configurations presented.
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Data Center Blog
Participate in discussions of networking-based technologies designed to optimize data centers.
Migration Best Practices
Learn best practices for successfully migrating a first-generation SAN to Cisco MDS 9000
Storage Network Migration Guide (PDF - 930 KB)
Migrating systems and applications from one SAN architecture to another requires careful planning and execution. This paper proposes solutions to common migration scenarios and highlights challenges that might impede an otherwise smooth transition. meet their business needs.
Cisco Advanced Services
Take advantage of the Cisco Storage Networking Planning and Design Service Bundle and the Cisco MDS Infrastructure Service to help get you started.
The Cisco MDS Infrastructure Service provides comprehensive and customized planning, migration, and design support to help ensure that your new SAN solution can immediately meet your security, scalability, performance, and network management goals.
Service activities in the plan phase of the solution lifecycle include:
- Developing a high-level design for your Cisco MDS solution
- Supporting the Cisco MDS deployment project
Service activities in the design phase of the solution lifecycle include:
- Developing the Cisco MDS infrastructure detailed design
- Developing the Cisco MDS implementation plan
- Developing the Cisco MDS migration plan
