How-To
This page tells how to use SimSANs toolkit to design, simulate, and
analyze Storage Area Networks. Four steps should be followed:
Project Building, Network Design, System Configuration, and
Simulation Analysis.
Step 1.
Project Building – Creation of
development environment.
Step 2. Network Design – Design
of network topologies.
Step 3. System Configuration –
Parameter selection and configuration.
Step 4. Simulation Analysis –
Simulation running, data collection, and results analysis.
For Linux user, please ensure to increase the stack size to avoid
the segmentation fault. Run the following command before launching a
simulation: #ulimit -s 65536
Before using SimSANs please make sure your development system has
the following hardware and software installed.
CPU: Intel Pentium compatible
(Pentium III 500MHz or above is recommended)
Memory: 64 MB minimum (128 MB or
above is recommended for complex networks)
O.S.: Windows 2000 Pro, Windows
XP Pro, RedHat Linux 9.x, Cygwin 1.3.22
Development Environment: Visual
C++ 7.0, Visual C++ 6.0, GCC 3.x
OMNeT++: Version 2.3 or higher
