transtec White Papers
Currently available transtec white papers:
This page contains recently released transtec white papers. Each white paper provides an in-depth treatment of a specific technology.
For further information on cluster, SAN and NAS please visit the
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This page contains recently released transtec white papers. Each white paper provides an in-depth treatment of a specific technology.
For further information on cluster, SAN and NAS please visit the
transtec Competence Center Websites.
All white papers may be downloaded in PDF form. The Adobe Reader is required to view these documents. This is cost-free and may be downloaded by following the link.
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An overview of current RAID levels, Marcus Schuster
In view of the ever-increasing capacity and number of disks found in the RAID arrays of current hard drive subsystems it must be asked what effect the array configuration, that is the implemented RAID level, has on availability, reliability, storage efficiency and performance.
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By Holger Hennig, HA-Cluster Specialist
This paper is intended to provide IT administrators and those involved in IT procurement with an overview of present-day HA (high availability) clustering technology. The basic concepts of HA clustering are presented along with a discussion of the practical design considerations for successful operation of an HA cluster system.
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By Dr. Andreas Koch, Cluster Specialist
This white paper provides an overview of HPC cluster systems, including their basic design, areas of application, varieties of installation and the role played by hardware selection in their implementation.
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By Marco Poggioli, Productmanagement Storage
This white paper is an overview of disk-based backup methodologies. It compares disk and tape backup topologies and describes important considerations to be taken into account in enterprise-class backup-to-disk environments.
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