Abstract
This session will appeal to those seeking a fundamental understanding of High Availability (HA) configurations in the SAN, or those wising to be reminded of essential concepts. Modern SANs have developed numerous methods using hardware and software to assure high availability of storage to customers. The session will explore basic concepts of HA; move through a sample configuration from end-to-end; investigate HA and virtualization, capacity planning; and discuss some of the challenges and pitfalls faced in testing HA configurations. Real customer experiences will be shared to drive it all home!