Cluster / SQL 2005 / SAN storage

Hi...I got some basic questions in regards to setup a lab environment
with two nodes cluster over Windows ent 2003, ent SQL 2005 and SAN
storage.
1) Would the following hardware be enough: SAN storage, fiber channel
switch, two intel servers, 4 HBA (2 for each servers) ?
2) what is the difference betwen fiber channel switch and fiber
channel routing?
3) what is different between fiber channel and iSCSI?
4) what is the zoning?
5) what is the steps to install the cluster windows server?
6) what is the steps to configure the SQL2005? do I need to install
SQL twice in each node, or I just need to install once in the vitual
server?
7) what is the draft diagram?
8) what is the private network, public network for SAN?

Thanks,
Yve

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