Abstract:
In this paper we present discrete event simulation models for two Storage Area Network
designs. The first network is currently servicing the learning management system at the
University of Auckland. The second network is an automatically generated Core-Edge design,
proposed as a replacement for the first. We use our models to compare the performance of
the two designs, and also to evaluate the performance of the second design under various
component-failure scenarios.
The models are developed using Arena, an off-the-shelf commercial simulation package,
with the secondary purpose of determining the viability of using this software as an evaluation
tool for Storage Area Network designs.
