Cisco SN 5428 and Documentation

Cisco offers a diverse product portfolio for cost-effectively deploying storage-networking solutions. The Cisco SN 5400 Series Storage Router delivers intelligent solutions for enterprise data center, remote office, and workgroup applications.

Storage area network (SAN) deployment has eluded storage administrators because of the complexity and challenges of installing a SAN in small to medium businesses and enterprise departments. With the introduction of the Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router, storage/network/system administrators are finally provided with an easy way to migrate from direct-attached storage (DAS) to a more cost-effective and scalable networked storage solution. Unlike other workgroup SAN solutions that focus purely on Fibre Channel connectivity, the Cisco SN 5428 features a combination of both data networking and storage networking technologies. By using the Cisco SN 5428, your administrators can utilize their installed base of Ethernet and IP connectivity to deploy a SAN solution at a fraction of the cost of installing a new Fibre Channel network, including switches and host bus adapters (HBAs). The Cisco SN 5428 also provides advanced features including network boot, which allows servers to be booted from an external storage device across an iSCSI network.