BACKGROUND Computer networking environments Such as Local Area Networks (LANs)
and Wide Area Networks (WANs) permit many users, often at remote locations, to share
communication, data, and resources. A Storage area network (SAN) may be used to provide
centralized data sharing, data backup, and Storage management in these networked com
puter environments. A SAN is a high-speed Subnetwork of shared storage devices. The
combination of a LAN or WAN with a SAN may be referred to as a shared storage network. A …