Storage product testing

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Published on 2010-03-27T06:42:52Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 6:53 UTC
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hello,

I know this is out of place (being an active member here i am coming for the help from seniors) ,but i need some information regarding storage testing ,testing of Raid arrays, SCSI, SAS ,SATA and also test carried out on fabric manager(Cisco MDS series switches).

I am aware that this is an administrative forum and i would really appreciate if you could direct me to the correct forum ar links where i can learn things .

@ moderators-Sorry for posting at the wrong place,i would be deleting this as soon as i get the help.

Thanks !

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