4. Recommended References

For additional references about related topics, refer to the following table:

Table 1. Recommended References Table
Topic	Reference	Comment
Shared Data Clustering and File Systems	Shared Data Clusters by Dilip M. Ranade. Wiley, 2002.	Provides detailed technical information on cluster file system and cluster volume-manager design.
Storage Area Networks (SANs)	Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs, Second Edition by Tom Clark. Addison-Wesley, 2003.	Provides a concise summary of Fibre Channel and IP SAN Technology.
	Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches by C. Beauchamp, J. Judd, and B. Keo. Syngress, 2001.	Best practices for building Fibre Channel SANs based on the Brocade family of switches, including core-edge topology for large SAN fabrics.
	Building Storage Networks, Second Edition by Marc Farley. Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001.	Provides a comprehensive overview reference on storage networking technologies.
Applications and High Availability	Blueprints for High Availability: Designing Resilient Distributed Systems by E. Marcus and H. Stern. Wiley, 2000.	Provides a summary of best practices in high availability.